Unit 10: Claims of Fact, Value, and Policy ​•​ Grade 11/12 

 
 
Evaluate each statement below. Put a check mark (✓) if the statement is a claim 
of policy. Put a cross (✗) if it is not. 
 
_____ 1. Poverty is only a mindset.  
_____ 2. Food establishments must consider their disabled customers before implementing 
a full straw ban.  
_____ 3. Local governments should implement the use of baskets made of sturdy leaves like 
coconut leaves in every city market to reduce single-use plastic.  
_____ 4. Nine out of ten government employees say that their salary is not sufficient for 
their and their family’s daily needs.  
_____ 5. Students must use their own utensils and tumbler in buying food in the canteen. 
 
 
Evaluate the paragraph below. Determine whether it uses claims of policy and 
explain your answer briefly.  
 
Parents  should  not  impose  on  their  children the responsibility to take care of them when 
they  grow  old.  Their  children  are  not  their  retirement  plan.  Planning  and  foresight  is 
essential  to  plan  out  their  retirement  and  be  prepared  for  it  as  they  fulfill  their duties as 
parents.  The  mindset  that  grown  sons  and  daughters  must  look  after their parents must 
be changed.   
 
 
Read the statement below and state whether you agree or disagree with it. Write 
an argumentative essay that shows your stand. Use claims of policy. 
 
Cosmetic surgery must be regarded as a form of self-care and not as vanity.  
 
Criteria  Beginning  Developing  Accomplished  Score 
(1 point)  (2 points)  (3 points) 

Content/  The essay does not  The essay has an  The essay has a   
Substance  have a clear  introduction, body,  clear introduction, 
  introduction, body,  and conclusion.  body, and 
and conclusion.  The thesis  conclusion. The 
The thesis  statement is  thesis statement 
statement is not  stated but needs  is clearly stated 
clearly stated and  further support.  and 
not  The claims of  well-supported. 

   
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 Unit 10: Claims of Fact, Value, and Policy ​•​ Grade 11/12 
 

 
well-supported.  policy are  The claims of 
The claims of  explained  policy are 
policy are not  although some  well-explained 
well-explained and  ideas need more  and justified. 
not justified.  clarification. 

Organization  Ideas do not flow  Ideas flow fairly  Ideas flow   

  smoothly. Multiple  smoothly from  smoothly from 
or all transitional  one to another.  one to another. 
markers are not  Most transitional  Transitional 
used effectively  markers are used  markers are used 
to show  effectively to show  effectively to 
connections and  connections and  show connections 
transitions  transitions  and transitions 
between ideas.  between  between ideas. 
ideas. 

Unity  Most of the  Most of the  All the sentences   

  sentences and  sentences and  and paragraphs 
paragraphs are  paragraphs are  are cohesive and 
incohesive and  cohesive and  coherent. 
incoherent.  coherent. 

Language  There are seven or  There are four to  There are zero to   
(spelling,  more language  six language  three language 
mechanics,  errors in the text.  errors in the text.  errors in the text. 
grammar, and     
word choice) 

Score:   

   
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